Volunteers create sensory garden for people with learning disabilities
A team of big-hearted volunteers swapped spreadsheets for spades when they took a day out of the office to create a brand new sensory garden…
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1 million voters with a learning disability risk being overlooked if political parties fail to produce accessible Manifestos
Campaign launched urging parties to produce ‘Easy Read’ Manifestos at same time as main version 70% of people with a learning disability said that they want…
Every Vote Counts – Free resources launched to make voting easier to understanding for people with learning disabilities
National disability charity, United Response, is launching a set of updated, free, easy read resources today, to help people with learning disabilities understand how politics…
Raising awareness of MS
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that affects 100,000 people in the UK, with many getting diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. We had a chat…
Charity launches new campaign #MyBrave at annual Easter Fair
Actress Emily Carey launched a new fundraising campaign, #MyBrave, at The Children’s Trust Easter Fair in Tadworth on Saturday 15 April. The event, which raised…
Over three quarters of people with a learning disability are missing out on vital support at GP surgeries
Mencap and NHS England launch Don’t Miss Out guides and video to improve healthcare provision for people with a learning disability Learning disability charity Mencap,…
#GetMoving– Launching Limb Loss Awareness Month in April
Join Limb Power throughout the month of April to raise awareness of limb loss and limb difference, to support and encourage members of the charity’s community as…
Unprecedented coalition of UK charities unite to tackle inequality for disabled children and their families
Research reveals 69% of families never receive support caring for their disabled children outside their close friends or family. The UK’s leading children’s charities will…
Hannahs celebrates new sensory room
Staff and young adults at Hannahs in Ivybridge are seeing great benefits from their state-of-the-art sensory room, created by sensory equipment specialists, Experia. The charity,…
Government ‘billed’ by disability campaigners for planned cuts to disability benefits
Ahead of next week’s Budget, disability campaigners and organisations have presented the Government with an invoice for £1500, the amount each new claimant of Employment…
Sussex man with learning disabilities to take part in charity trek to Iceland
A Sussex man with learning disabilities is gearing up to travel to Iceland as part of a fundraising bid for Hft, a national charity supporting people…
2000 jobs milestone reached by Leonard Cheshire Livelihoods Resource Centre in Southern India
Training in skills ranging from mobile phone repair to fashion design has led to 2000 disabled people receiving paid work for the first time or…
Charities join forces to Build Carer Friendly Communities
We are all looking for someone to love, and for someone to love and care for us in return. I hope to find the…
Hundreds of tributes for global humanitarian and war hero Leonard Cheshire’s 100th birthday
Leading charity Leonard Cheshire Disability is celebrating its founder and war hero’s 100th birthday with its ‘100 for 100’ challenge launching this week. The charity is…
OkCupid finally removes discriminatory question
Dating site OkCupid refused to remove the question: ‘Would the world be a better place if people with low IQs were not allowed to reproduce?’ for almost…